Press Release

The returned Thai hostages – Thaenna Pongsak, Sathian Suwannakham, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat, and Lumnao Surasak – met today, at Shamir Medical Center (Asaf Harofeh), with members of their families who arrived this morning.

Family members of four of the five Thai hostages have arrived:

The mother of Lamnao Surasak – Khammee Lamnao
The brother of Seathao Bannawat – Ratthanan Saethao
The brother of Sriaoun Watchara – Veerachot Sriaoun
The nephew of Thaenna Pongsak – Phuriphat Thaenna

The families of the returned Thai hostages came to Israel to meet their loved ones and accompany them back home, The visit was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the assistance of the National Insurance Institute and the Prime Minister’s Office Authority for the Hostages and the Returnees, in cooperation with the IDF and in coordination with the Thai Embassy in Israel.